--- title: "Thale – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Thale from Erfurt, Schkeuditz and Calden: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Thale is a town in the Harz district in…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/thale" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/thale.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Thale_asv2018-10_img21_view_from_chairlift.jpg/3840px-Thale_asv2018-10_img21_view_from_chairlift.jpg" --- ![Thale](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Thale_asv2018-10_img21_view_from_chairlift.jpg/3840px-Thale_asv2018-10_img21_view_from_chairlift.jpg) # Thale Thale is a town in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. [Plan a trip to Thale](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Thale) [From Erfurt](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Thale) ## Every way there - Erfurt → Thale 86 km · quickest by road, 1h 52m · €13–19 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/erfurt-to-thale) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Thale) - Schkeuditz → Thale 90 km · quickest by road, 1h 26m · €12–17 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/schkeuditz-to-thale) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Schkeuditz&to=Thale) - Calden → Thale 119 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · €19–27 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/calden-to-thale) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calden&to=Thale) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. The field note What is in and around Thale, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Thale](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/thale) What Thale has - Y Scheduled flights Erfurt (ERF), 86 km - Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 100 timetable feeds for this country, 7 with real-time - N Ferries no crossing within 25 km - Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - N Bike and scooter share no share feed known - N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. 51.750°, 11.050° Located at the steep northeastern rim of the Harz mountain range, it is known for the scenic Bode Gorge stretching above the town centre. Get in ## Getting to Thale Leipzig Airport (LEJ IATA) is east of Thale and is around 120 km (roughly 1½ hours) from Thale. There are a number of international and national flights to/from Leipzig. Hanover Airport (HAJ IATA) is about 154 km west of Thale (roughly 1 hr 40 min drive). The airport is situated in Langenhagen, 11 km the north of Hanover city centre and has easy access to the autobahn. See ## Worth seeing DDR Museum, Steinbachstraße A,. Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00; Sat 10:00-16:00. Since 2000 the building has operated as a furniture store. The 6th floor of the building is used as a museum. It aims to convey through the exhibits, showcases, and information boards an impression of the living conditions in the former East Germany. Adult €5, Child €3. 1. Walpurgis Hall 2. Hexentanzplatz Do ## Things to do Seilbahnen Thale Erlebniswelt. FunPark, Parkplatz Seilbahnen. Apr-Oct 09:30-18:00; Nov-Mar closed. There are two fun parks with trampolines, comet, Euro bungees and bumper boats. 1 chip €1, 6 chips €5. Gondola to Hexentanzplatz, Seilbahn parkplatz. Apr-Oct 09:30-18:00; Nov-Jan Weekends 10:00-16:30; Feb-Mar 10:00-16:30. 1. Walking - Hexenstieg Discover the whole of the Harz on this 97 km walk which starts in Osterrode and ends in Thale. Eat ## Where to eat There are a number of different types of food specific to the Harz region. The Harz cheese or known locally as Harzer roller is made from sour milk quark it takes 1638 days to mature. The cheese can be brought from any local markets or shops. Many of the restaurants in the area will serve game on their menus, this is due to there being a number of woods for the wild animals to live in. How locals move ## Getting around Thale the local way - Go next A gondola lift runs from Thale up to the Hexentanzplatz, where today, the plateau resembles a small Theme Park aimed at families. - Go next The walk starts next to Thale gondola station, where the path follows the river, taking you through dense forest and then into open meadows filled with wildflowers, ending in the village of Treseburg near a ruined castle. From [Wikivoyage: Quedlinburg](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Quedlinburg), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09. Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thale) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Thale), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons. --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/places/thale, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 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